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得

dé

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Radical彳
Strokes11
HSK 2
Definitions
v
  • to obtain
  • to get
  • to gain
  • to catch (a disease)
  • to allow
  • to permit
  • to have to
  • must
  • ought to
  • to need to
adj
  • proper
  • suitable
  • proud
  • contented
  • ready
  • finished
part
  • used in 得瑟[de4 se5]
  • structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
Examples

取得

qǔdé

To obtain; to acquire; to gain

得益

déyì

To benefit; to profit

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué, yān dé hǔ zǐ

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. (Literally: If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger cub?)

Strokes: 11HSK 2Frequency #69Verified
得 (dé) — to obtain - ISCBJ Dictionary